Turning on the central contribution to contractions evoked by neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 170-176

  Dean, J C ^a   Yates, L M ^a   Collins, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plateau potentials; Posttetanic potentiation; Recruitment order; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 34447632702     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01361.2006     Document Type: Article

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